The Complete Idiot's Guide To Chess

The most comprehensive, easy-to-follow guide to learning and mastering the game of chess. Written by a U.S. Chess Champion, International Chess Grandmaster, and longtime chess instructor, this book includes information for both novice and expert, including: bull; More than 650 chessboard illustrations bull; More than 20 pages of detailed answer key notes bull; Completely new chapter on new evidence about chess and its impact on brain power bull; A guide to the art of chess collectibles

Patrick Wolff played in his first chess tournament at the age of nine. A two-time Junior Championship winner, he eventually became an international grandmaster in 1990. Winner of many grandmaster tournaments, including the U.S. Championship in 1992 and 1995, Patrick has written articles that have appeared in chess magazines throughout the world, and is the author of Kasparov versus Anand: The Inside Story of the 1995 World Chess Championship.